Felix Baumgartner an Austrian extreme athlete and the Red Bull Stratos team are in the stage of final preparations for their attempt to break Colonel Joe Kittinger’s 52-year-old record by freefalling 36,576 metres (120,000 feet) from a balloon in the stratosphere.
The Stratos team in order to ensure Baumgartner lives, is using a custom spacesuit designed by the David Clark Company.
The spacesuit includes a gas-filled bladder and integrated valve to maintain pressure over the various altitudes.
Baumgartner hopes to set new freefall distance, and time (5 minutes 30 seconds)
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